diff --git a/ivy/data_classes/array/experimental/activations.py b/ivy/data_classes/array/experimental/activations.py
index ae7d7d8b97c42..881c0f4b537c4 100644
--- a/ivy/data_classes/array/experimental/activations.py
+++ b/ivy/data_classes/array/experimental/activations.py
@@ -490,3 +490,43 @@ def scaled_tanh(
         ivy.array([0.1, 0.1, 0.1])
         """
         return ivy.scaled_tanh(self._data, alpha=alpha, beta=beta, out=out)
+
+    def hardshrink(
+        self: ivy.Array,
+        /,
+        *,
+        lambd: float = 0.5,
+        out: Optional[ivy.Array] = None,
+    ) -> ivy.Array:
+        """
+        ivy.Array instance method variant of ivy.hardshrink. This method simply wraps
+        the function, and so the docstring for ivy.hardshrink also applies to this
+        method with minimal changes.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        self
+            input array.
+        lambd
+            the lambd value for the Hardshrink formulation
+        out
+            optional output array, for writing the result to. It must have a shape
+            that the inputs broadcast to.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        ret
+            an array with the hardshrink activation function applied element-wise.
+
+        Examples
+        --------
+        >>> x = ivy.array([-1., 0., 1.])
+        >>> y = x.hardshrink()
+        >>> print(y)
+        ivy.array([-1.,  0.,  1.])
+        >>> x = ivy.array([-1., 0., 1.])
+        >>> y = x.hardshrink(lambd=1.0)
+        >>> print(y)
+        ivy.array([0., 0., 0.])
+        """
+        return ivy.hardshrink(self._data, lambd=lambd, out=out)
diff --git a/ivy/data_classes/container/experimental/activations.py b/ivy/data_classes/container/experimental/activations.py
index 59a7aab8dd906..c6a7cb689379e 100644
--- a/ivy/data_classes/container/experimental/activations.py
+++ b/ivy/data_classes/container/experimental/activations.py
@@ -1613,3 +1613,121 @@ def scaled_tanh(
             map_sequences=map_sequences,
             out=out,
         )
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _static_hardshrink(
+        x: Union[ivy.Array, ivy.NativeArray, ivy.Container],
+        /,
+        *,
+        lambd: ivy.Container = 0.5,
+        key_chains: Optional[Union[List[str], Dict[str, str], ivy.Container]] = None,
+        to_apply: Union[bool, ivy.Container] = False,
+        prune_unapplied: Union[bool, ivy.Container] = True,
+        map_sequences: Union[bool, ivy.Container] = False,
+        out: Optional[ivy.Container] = None,
+    ) -> ivy.Container:
+        """
+        ivy.Container static method variant of ivy.hardshrink. This method simply wraps
+        the function, and so the docstring for ivy.hardshrink also applies to this
+        method with minimal changes.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        x
+            input container.
+        lambd
+            Lambda value for hard shrinkage calculation.
+        key_chains
+            The key-chains to apply or not apply the method to.
+        to_apply
+            If True, the method will be applied to key_chains, otherwise key_chains
+            will be skipped.
+        prune_unapplied
+            Whether to prune key_chains for which the function was not applied.
+        map_sequences
+            Whether to also map method to sequences (lists, tuples).
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        ret
+            Container with hard shrinkage applied to the leaves.
+
+        Examples
+        --------
+        >>> x = ivy.Container(a=ivy.array([1., -2.]), b=ivy.array([0.4, -0.2]))
+        >>> y = ivy.Container._static_hardshrink(x)
+        >>> print(y)
+        {
+            a: ivy.array([1., -2.]),
+            b: ivy.array([0., 0.])
+        }
+        """
+        return ContainerBase.cont_multi_map_in_function(
+            "hardshrink",
+            x,
+            lambd=lambd,
+            key_chains=key_chains,
+            to_apply=to_apply,
+            prune_unapplied=prune_unapplied,
+            map_sequences=map_sequences,
+            out=out,
+        )
+
+    def hardshrink(
+        self: ivy.Container,
+        /,
+        *,
+        lambd: ivy.Container = 0.5,
+        key_chains: Optional[Union[List[str], Dict[str, str], ivy.Container]] = None,
+        to_apply: Union[bool, ivy.Container] = False,
+        prune_unapplied: Union[bool, ivy.Container] = True,
+        map_sequences: Union[bool, ivy.Container] = False,
+        out: Optional[ivy.Container] = None,
+    ) -> ivy.Container:
+        """
+        Apply the hard shrinkage function element-wise.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        self
+            Input container.
+        lambd
+            Lambda value for hard shrinkage calculation.
+        key_chains
+            The key-chains to apply or not apply the method to.
+        to_apply
+            If True, the method will be applied to key_chains, otherwise key_chains
+            will be skipped.
+        prune_unapplied
+            Whether to prune key_chains for which the function was not applied.
+        map_sequences
+            Whether to also map method to sequences (lists, tuples).
+        out
+            optional output container, for writing the result to. It must have a shape
+            that the inputs broadcast to.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        ret
+            Container with hard shrinkage applied to the leaves.
+
+        Examples
+        --------
+        >>> import ivy.numpy as np
+        >>> x = ivy.Container(a=np.array([1., -2.]), b=np.array([0.4, -0.2]))
+        >>> y = ivy.Container.hardshrink(x)
+        >>> print(y)
+        {
+            a: ivy.array([1., -2.]),
+            b: ivy.array([0., 0.])
+        }
+        """
+        return self._static_hardshrink(
+            self,
+            lambd=lambd,
+            key_chains=key_chains,
+            to_apply=to_apply,
+            prune_unapplied=prune_unapplied,
+            map_sequences=map_sequences,
+            out=out,
+        )
diff --git a/ivy/functional/backends/jax/experimental/activations.py b/ivy/functional/backends/jax/experimental/activations.py
index c8234ea93ea7b..c21f9c034e369 100644
--- a/ivy/functional/backends/jax/experimental/activations.py
+++ b/ivy/functional/backends/jax/experimental/activations.py
@@ -135,3 +135,13 @@ def scaled_tanh(
     out: Optional[JaxArray] = None,
 ) -> JaxArray:
     return alpha * jax.nn.tanh(beta * x)
+
+
+@with_unsupported_dtypes({"0.4.16 and below": ("float16", "bfloat16")}, backend_version)
+def hardshrink(
+    x: JaxArray, /, *, lambd: float = 0.5, out: Optional[JaxArray] = None
+) -> JaxArray:
+    ret = jnp.where(x > lambd, x, jnp.where(x < -lambd, x, 0))
+    if ivy.exists(out):
+        return ivy.inplace_update(out, ret).astype(x.dtype)
+    return ret
diff --git a/ivy/functional/backends/numpy/experimental/activations.py b/ivy/functional/backends/numpy/experimental/activations.py
index 5070d2f09e327..b84c15cb7a062 100644
--- a/ivy/functional/backends/numpy/experimental/activations.py
+++ b/ivy/functional/backends/numpy/experimental/activations.py
@@ -171,3 +171,16 @@ def scaled_tanh(
     out: Optional[np.ndarray] = None,
 ) -> np.ndarray:
     return alpha * np.tanh(beta * x)
+
+
+@_scalar_output_to_0d_array
+def hardshrink(
+    x: np.ndarray, /, *, lambd: float = 0.5, out: Optional[np.ndarray] = None
+) -> np.ndarray:
+    ret = np.where(x > lambd, x, np.where(x < -lambd, x, 0))
+    if ivy.exists(out):
+        return ivy.inplace_update(out, ret).astype(x.dtype)
+    return ivy.astype(ret, x.dtype)
+
+
+hardshrink.support_native_out = True
diff --git a/ivy/functional/backends/paddle/experimental/activations.py b/ivy/functional/backends/paddle/experimental/activations.py
index c45e8f9c2a995..d414972706b16 100644
--- a/ivy/functional/backends/paddle/experimental/activations.py
+++ b/ivy/functional/backends/paddle/experimental/activations.py
@@ -214,3 +214,20 @@ def scaled_tanh(
     out: Optional[paddle.Tensor] = None,
 ) -> paddle.Tensor:
     return paddle.stanh(x, scale_a=beta, scale_b=alpha)
+
+
+@with_unsupported_device_and_dtypes(
+    {"2.5.1 and below": {"cpu": ("float16", "bfloat16")}},
+    backend_version,
+)
+def hardshrink(
+    x: paddle.Tensor, /, *, lambd: float = 0.5, out: Optional[paddle.Tensor] = None
+) -> paddle.Tensor:
+    if x.dtype in [paddle.float32, paddle.float64]:
+        return F.hardshrink(x, threshold=lambd)
+    if paddle.is_complex(x):
+        return paddle.complex(
+            F.hardshrink(x.real(), threshold=lambd),
+            F.hardshrink(x.img(), threshold=lambd),
+        )
+    return F.hardshrink(x.cast("float32"), threshold=lambd).cast(x.dtype)
diff --git a/ivy/functional/backends/tensorflow/experimental/activations.py b/ivy/functional/backends/tensorflow/experimental/activations.py
index 401a363eb5cf2..8427d803331f5 100644
--- a/ivy/functional/backends/tensorflow/experimental/activations.py
+++ b/ivy/functional/backends/tensorflow/experimental/activations.py
@@ -153,3 +153,21 @@ def scaled_tanh(
     out: Optional[Tensor] = None,
 ) -> Tensor:
     return alpha * tf.nn.tanh(beta * x)
+
+
+@with_supported_dtypes({"2.14.0 and below": ("float",)}, backend_version)
+def hardshrink(
+    x: Tensor,
+    /,
+    *,
+    lambd: float = 0.5,
+    out: Optional[Tensor] = None,
+) -> Tensor:
+    ret = tf.where(
+        tf.math.greater(x, lambd),
+        x,
+        tf.where(tf.math.less(x, -lambd), x, 0),
+    )
+    if ivy.exists(out):
+        return ivy.inplace_update(out, ret).astype(x.dtype)
+    return ivy.astype(ret, x.dtype)
diff --git a/ivy/functional/backends/torch/experimental/activations.py b/ivy/functional/backends/torch/experimental/activations.py
index 12666ddd3ae74..34b51951f75c1 100644
--- a/ivy/functional/backends/torch/experimental/activations.py
+++ b/ivy/functional/backends/torch/experimental/activations.py
@@ -137,3 +137,13 @@ def scaled_tanh(
     out: Optional[torch.Tensor] = None,
 ) -> torch.Tensor:
     return alpha * torch.nn.functional.tanh(beta * x)
+
+
+@with_unsupported_dtypes({"2.1.0 and below": ("float16", "bfloat16")}, backend_version)
+def hardshrink(
+    x: torch.Tensor, /, *, lambd: float = 0.5, out: Optional[torch.Tensor] = None
+) -> torch.Tensor:
+    ret = torch.nn.functional.hardshrink(x, lambd=lambd)
+    if ivy.exists(out):
+        return ivy.inplace_update(out, ret).astype(x.dtype)
+    return ivy.astype(ret, x.dtype)
diff --git a/ivy/functional/ivy/experimental/activations.py b/ivy/functional/ivy/experimental/activations.py
index 950036652a10f..c78f44198b9d6 100644
--- a/ivy/functional/ivy/experimental/activations.py
+++ b/ivy/functional/ivy/experimental/activations.py
@@ -866,3 +866,55 @@ def scaled_tanh(
 
 
 stanh = scaled_tanh
+
+
+@handle_exceptions
+@handle_backend_invalid
+@handle_nestable
+@handle_array_like_without_promotion
+@handle_out_argument
+@to_native_arrays_and_back
+@handle_array_function
+def hardshrink(
+    x: Union[ivy.Array, ivy.NativeArray],
+    /,
+    *,
+    lambd: float = 0.5,
+    out: Optional[ivy.Array] = None,
+) -> ivy.Array:
+    """
+    Apply the hardshrink function element-wise.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    x
+        input array.
+    lambd
+        the value for the Hardshrink formulation.
+    out
+        optional output array, for writing the result to. It must have a shape that the
+        inputs broadcast to.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    ret
+         an array containing the hardshrink activation of each element in ``x``.
+
+    Examples
+    --------
+    With :class:`ivy.Array` input:
+    >>> x = ivy.array([-1.0, 1.0, 2.0])
+    >>> y = ivy.hardshrink(x)
+    >>> print(y)
+    ivy.array([-1.,  1.,  2.])
+    >>> x = ivy.array([-1.0, 1.0, 2.0])
+    >>> y = x.hardshrink()
+    >>> print(y)
+    ivy.array([-0.5,  0.5,  1.5])
+    >>> x = ivy.array([[-1.3, 3.8, 2.1], [1.7, 4.2, -6.6]])
+    >>> y = ivy.hardshrink(x)
+    >>> print(y)
+    ivy.array([[-1.29999995,  3.79999995,  2.0999999 ],
+       [ 1.70000005,  4.19999981, -6.5999999 ]])
+    """
+    return current_backend(x).hardshrink(x, lambd=lambd, out=out)
diff --git a/ivy_tests/test_ivy/test_functional/test_experimental/test_nn/test_activations.py b/ivy_tests/test_ivy/test_functional/test_experimental/test_nn/test_activations.py
index bcd63fe245674..ab60d709d92ed 100644
--- a/ivy_tests/test_ivy/test_functional/test_experimental/test_nn/test_activations.py
+++ b/ivy_tests/test_ivy/test_functional/test_experimental/test_nn/test_activations.py
@@ -70,6 +70,34 @@ def test_elu(
     )
 
 
+# hardshrink
+@handle_test(
+    fn_tree="functional.ivy.experimental.hardshrink",
+    dtype_and_x=helpers.dtype_and_values(
+        available_dtypes=helpers.get_dtypes("valid"),
+        large_abs_safety_factor=8,
+        small_abs_safety_factor=8,
+        safety_factor_scale="log",
+    ),
+    threshold=st.one_of(
+        st.floats(min_value=0.0, max_value=1e30),
+    ),
+)
+def test_hardshrink(
+    *, dtype_and_x, threshold, test_flags, backend_fw, fn_name, on_device
+):
+    dtype, x = dtype_and_x
+    helpers.test_function(
+        input_dtypes=dtype,
+        backend_to_test=backend_fw,
+        test_flags=test_flags,
+        fn_name=fn_name,
+        on_device=on_device,
+        x=x[0],
+        lambd=threshold,
+    )
+
+
 # hardtanh
 @handle_test(
     fn_tree="functional.ivy.experimental.hardtanh",